Tuck - Tricia Lott Williford

Creatures of Wonder

by Tricia Lott Williford | Aug 3, 2019 | All Boy, Life As A Mom, My Family, On My Mind, Parenting, Tuck, Tyler

Creature of wonder, man-child of mine. You look like a puzzling and impossible blend of genetics, of his eyebrows and her nose, a mix of the boy who you have always been and the man you are becoming. You look like the preschooler who lined up his blueberries around...

A Brand New, Shiny and Sparkly Decade

by Tricia Lott Williford | Jul 26, 2019 | Holidays, I Am Ridiculous, My Family, Peter, TLW, Tuck, Tyler

Last year at this time, all I really wanted in the world was to turn Forty. You guys, I am here to tell you: dreams do come true. Forty is my new favorite thing. And I just knew it would be. I’ve given this some thought, and here’s the thing. Your...

Family Devotions and Testicles

by Tricia Lott Williford | Jul 7, 2019 | All Boy, For Real?, I Am Ridiculous, Just You Wait, Tuck, Tyler

We gave the boys new Bibles for Easter, because it was time. They needed to graduate to a version that doesn’t say “Little Boy’s Bible” on the cover or entice them with animated drawings of someone who may or may not look like Jesus or Moses or Daniel or Joshua. The...

A White Wolf in the Living Room

by Tricia Lott Williford | Apr 27, 2019 | All Boy, For Real?, I Am Ridiculous, Parenting, Peter, Tuck, Tyler

So, let me set the stage. We had just finished a two-day baseball tournament, and we were – all of us – more than a little sun-speckled and exhausted from hours at the baseball park. Seven, to be exact, and I’m usually counting. Tuck was of course...

Parents, Patients, and Bendy Straws: The Hospital Waiting Room

by Tricia Lott Williford | Dec 6, 2018 | All Boy, Life As A Mom, My Family, Parenting, Peter, Tuck

The waiting room in the surgery center at Children’s Hospital is a tender place. So many parents. So much waiting. I remembered this yesterday, as we checked in for Tucker’s “last leg” of Broken Foot Summer. His hardware would be removed with...

Walkie Talkies and Free Will

by Tricia Lott Williford | Nov 27, 2018 | Books, Just You Wait, My Faith, Parenting, TLW, Tuck

If you have children who have grown out of car seats but are not yet allowed behind the wheel, let me let you in on the key ingredient for a little dose of freedom on a family camping trip: walkie talkies. Trust me on this. It’s a little space and independence for...